republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/hb-607.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "Amend KRS 138.510 to change the tax rate beginning August 1, 2022 on all tracks conducting pari-mutuel wagering, tracks conducting telephone account wagering, tracks participating as receiving tracks in intertrack wagering, and all tracks participating as receiving tracks displaying simulcasts and conducting interstate wagering thereon to 1.5 percent of all money wagered and to specify deductions from the revenue generated; amend KRS 138.513 to impose a tax beginning August 1, 2022 on all advance deposit account wagering licensees of 1.5 percent of all amounts wagered through the licensee by Kentucky residents; amend KRS 139.200 to exempt admission at tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230 from the admission tax; amend KRS 137.190, 138.224, 138.226, 138.270, 138.344, 138.655, 138.675, 138.990, and 230.240 to conform; amend KRS 230.260 to require the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a self-exclusion list and exempt the list from open records requirements, require historical horse racing machines to clearly display wagering information and clearly designate a method by which a player can make a choice in their wager; amend KRS 230.360 to conform; amend KRS 230.3615 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend 230.378 and 230.380 to conform; amend KRS 230.400 to remove restrictions on races that may receive purse supplements; amend KRS 230.550 to include equine industry programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and the Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the fund; amend KRS 230.750 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend KRS 230.770 to remove restriction on the standardbred development fund limiting it to races that admit only Kentucky-bred horses; amend KRS 230.781 and 230.783 to conform; repeal KRS 138.480, 138.490, and 230.555."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 607"
citation: "Kentucky HB 607 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Amusements and Recreation", "Boards and Commissions", "Fiscal Note", "Gambling", "Horses and Horse Racing", "Public Records and Reports", "Racing", "Taxation", "Wagering"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Koenig"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96776558-91ee-4f34-89cb-a08419eeeef7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb607.html"
source_hash: "848b497dc008886345a8313225eb10cd7fbd82499ff71f1c1526044dfac6ac78"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 607 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 138.510 to change the tax rate beginning August 1, 2022 on all tracks conducting pari-mutuel wagering, tracks conducting telephone account wagering, tracks participating as receiving tracks in intertrack wagering, and all tracks participating as receiving tracks displaying simulcasts and conducting interstate wagering thereon to 1.5 percent of all money wagered and to specify deductions from the revenue generated; amend KRS 138.513 to impose a tax beginning August 1, 2022 on all advance deposit account wagering licensees of 1.5 percent of all amounts wagered through the licensee by Kentucky residents; amend KRS 139.200 to exempt admission at tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230 from the admission tax; amend KRS 137.190, 138.224, 138.226, 138.270, 138.344, 138.655, 138.675, 138.990, and 230.240 to conform; amend KRS 230.260 to require the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a self-exclusion list and exempt the list from open records requirements, require historical horse racing machines to clearly display wagering information and clearly designate a method by which a player can make a choice in their wager; amend KRS 230.360 to conform; amend KRS 230.3615 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend 230.378 and 230.380 to conform; amend KRS 230.400 to remove restrictions on races that may receive purse supplements; amend KRS 230.550 to include equine industry programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and the Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the fund; amend KRS 230.750 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend KRS 230.770 to remove restriction on the standardbred development fund limiting it to races that admit only Kentucky-bred horses; amend KRS 230.781 and 230.783 to conform; repeal KRS 138.480, 138.490, and 230.555.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb607/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 124** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0124.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb607/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 607 w/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- A. Koenig — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3) (4) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 18, 2022
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (6) defeated
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed 66-29 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-1-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 67-27 `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96776558-91ee-4f34-89cb-a08419eeeef7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).